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World Wetlands Day is observed on which date?

Correct answer: (B) February 2.

World Wetlands Day is observed every year on February 2 to mark the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in 1971.

  1. (A)

    January 26

  2. (B)

    February 2

  3. (C)

    March 22

  4. (D)

    April 22

Explanation

World Wetlands Day falls on February 2 because that is the date on which the Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971. The UNESCO World Heritage Centre page links the day directly to the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971 in Ramsar, Iran, on the shores of the Caspian Sea. The date is tied to the Ramsar Convention itself, not only to an annual environmental observance. February 2 therefore matches both the annual observance and the historical reason behind it.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) January 26 does not match the date of the observance, because World Wetlands Day marks the Convention on Wetlands adopted on February 2, 1971.
  • (C) March 22 is wrong here because World Wetlands Day is tied to February 2.
  • (D) April 22 is not the date of this observance, since the relevant convention date is February 2, 1971.

Concept

This tests Environment and Ecology awareness of international environmental conventions and their commemorative days. It recurs in RAS because such dates connect a factual calendar item with the underlying conservation agreement.

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